Telstra sold 100,000 iPhone 5 units in under 1 month

In just under a month, Telstra has sold over 100,000 iPhone 5s in Australia, Telstra CEO David Thodey told shareholders today.

Speaking at the company's annual general meeting in Melbourne today, Thodey said that since September 21, Telstra had sold over 100,000 iPhone 5s, and the first day after the launch was Telstra's biggest trading day on record.

In addition to the iPhone 5, Telstra already has over 500,000 active 4G long-term evolution (LTE) services active on its network, which currently covers 40 percent of the Australian population.